Subscriptions Central AfricaEast AfricaHorn of AfricaIndian OceanNorth AfricaSouthern AfricaWest AfricaAfrica / World Agriculture - NutritionCulture - ArtsEconomy - DevelopmentEnvironment - NatureGay - LesbianGender - WomenHealthHuman rightsLabourMediaPoliticsScience - EducationSocietyTechnologyTravel - Leisure From Behind By Country By Topic Chronological Press Releases Partner Media Contact Us
  Vea esta sección en español  

afrol Senegal pages:
Senegal News 
Senegal Archive 
Senegal Index (links) 


 

Feature articles
 
The Mangroves <br><i>an undervalued ecosystem</i>
<font size="2">Francophone Literature:</font><br>From Negritude to Realism

Senegal documents
 


Politics | Economy - Development | Society

IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official

afrol News - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has clarified its position on allegations of possible bribery to one of its officials who was resident in Senegal, further saying the money has been returned to the poor West African government.

Read more


Politics | Economy - Development | Society

MCC signs $540 million compact with Senegal

afrol News - The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has signed a five-year poverty reduction compact granting $540 million to the Republic of Senegal for road rehabilitation and food security initiatives in some of the poorest regions of Senegal.

Read more


» Senegal gets land management grant from WB
» Senegalese police unit joins AU-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur
» Senegal should intensify efforts to monitor migrants’ situation
» Commission outraged by more Senegalese arrests

More Senegal news?

Our Senegal News Page contains more features about Senegal - latest news, in depth features and all the latest articles.

  GO!    


 

 

Senegal features
Mangroves in the Casamance (Senegal)

Environment - Nature | Science - Education

The Mangroves
an undervalued ecosystem


afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.

Read more

Book title, Léopold Sédar Senghor

Culture - Arts

Francophone Literature:
From Negritude to Realism


afrol News - The wave of prices the Francophone writers, both African and Caribbean, have been winning the last years, has placed their works in the focus of world literature. Renovation seemingly is the most eye-catching they have achieved. Follow their way from the "Negritude" movement to modern realism.

Read more


Current afrol News Top Stories
» Ghana-EU sign first voluntary agreement on legal timber exports
» Algeria-Egypt’s World Cup place explodes into a diplomatic war
» Malawi’s rural land development project gets additional funding
» Industrial development key to Africa’s integration in global economy
» Children’s rights still not assured, UNICEF
» Cambodia troops arrive in CAR
» UN-lawmakers' partnership can help the poor out of recession, Ban
» Developing countries urged to make agriculture a funding priority
» Concluding Doha Round could boost recovery, WB
» Zim govt report compliance progress to clean its diamond trade

    Recommend this page to a friend

top of page about afrol News | news | countries | archive | services | feed back | español 

© afrol News. Reproducing or buying afrol News' articles.

   You can contact us at mail@afrol.com